Resultados de la Encuesta a usuarios 2014, Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Ciudad de México

This document shows the first descriptive results of the application of the Vasconcelos Library Questionnaire to Visitors 2014 instrument in order to identify the main characteristics of the users and visitors to know general aspects of the operation of this equipment: who uses it? Why do they use it? How often do they visit and / or use their spaces and services? Do they participate in their activities? how do they get there? What do they usually do

La biblioteca Vasconcelos como etnoedificio: una propuesta metodológica desde la arquitectura y el urbanismo para la observación del espacio público.

The text describes a posteriori the construction of a methodological proposal to observe a public space. Although the entire proposal had a strong ethnographic focus, both quantitative methods (such as the survey and statistical analysis) and qualitative methods (such as observation, interview, ethnographic record) were used in a mixed way. The methodological proposal to study an urban space by the architect Francesco Careri (2014) is resumed, which proposed to systematically walk or wander. This methodological design was used to carry out field work for a doctoral thesis on the Vasconcelos Library, a large emblematic building that receives 5,500 visits a day and is located north of the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico, in Buenavista, Mexico City

Celebremos: lo circulante, lo móvil, lo al paso

Jardín Lac joins the Spanish celebration of Bibliobús Day. From our networked territory –without territory– we dare to evoke the great-grandmothers of the library buses: suitcases, suitcases, boxes open to the world, to celebrate the continuity of micro actions, sometimes so individual, supportive and always enthusiastic. This is a grateful entry for the free, itinerant and public circulation of the book (and many new supports) carried out by institutions and public and private agents

Manifiesto poético|político por la investigación de|en la biblioteca pública

"A provocative manifesto, not only in terms of its proposals but also in its imagery and design. A conscious listing of the current needs of libraries, not just for their renewal but to emphasize the evolution of their significance. To perceive the library as a social space, a cultural project, and a political agent, insisting on its transformative power within communities.

Mujeres y biblioteca pública

Jardín Lac want to reflect on the users of public libraries through a series of findings extracted from reports made during the brief existence of Vasconcelos Research, a proposal that emerged from the Vasconcelos Library with the aim of knowing, analyzing and better understand its own processes, learn from itself and better accompany its users. Some of the data found was published in the popular blog Ventana Vasconcelos and the generated databases were delivered to the library itself for future consultation. But, above all, some of these small discoveries made us understand the need to fine-tune the gender approach from the public library and rethink it not only from the supply, but also from the demands

BIBLIOTECAS HUMANAS : Un manual

"The Human Library is a tool that different libraries and educational and cultural institutions have provided to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices and foster mutual understanding among citizens. Based on their own experience in the organization of Human Libraries, the "The authors present this brief manual with the aim of contributing to its dissemination and expansion." In Latin America it was introduced by Ramón Salaberria in the Vasconcelos Library, during the management of Daniel Goldin (2013-2019). Imprenta Rescate has made this brief compilation to support its dissemination and expansion

BIBLIOTECAS HUMANAS : Un manual

The idea of the Human Library was introduced to Latin America by Ramón Salaberria, initially at the Vasconcelos Library in September 2014, during Daniel Goldin's administration (2013-2019). It was later implemented in various locations across Mexico. Imprenta Rescate has compiled this brief overview to support its dissemination and expansion

URBANISMO, GÉNERO Y DESIGUALDAD: REFLEXIONES PARA EL DISEÑO DE POLÍTICAS EN LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA A PARTIR DE SUS DATOS

It is assumed that the public library contributes mainly data on reading or cultural consumption. However, it is an equipment that spatializes dynamics that is worth analyzing considering the gender variable. Based on basic quantitative data produced by the Vasconcelos public library (physical and virtual visits, support or volunteer activities, credentialing and home loans), we show a series of findings on the differentiated consumption of users. The final objective of this review is to propose a series of reflections for the design of public reading and library policies with a gender perspective that allow us to think, imagine and understand this public space. The data review confronts some myths and misunderstandings around the library, exemplifies the different uses and reflects the possibilities and challenges of this equipment present in the majority of city councils and departments in Latin America, and from which it is possible to contribute to decrease gender gaps

Desarrollo humano y biblioteca pública. Un análisis socioespacial.

Presentation of a chapter three focused on the analysis of the urban distribution of activities and specialized users for the study of the role of the library in the capacity development process. The activities were specialized and those considered to be the most significant, both normative and non-normative, were analyzed. The chapter is part of a thesis on human development and public library

Brevísimo recuento y un manifiesto de bolsillo, para el libro conmemorativo "Un puente entre dos tiempos".

A very brief account of the library as an urban public facility and a Pocket Manifesto for the 70th anniversary of the Medellin Pilot Public Library for Latin America, Chapter of the book "A Bridge Between times: 70-year Commemorative Edition." Pilot Public Library Compiler. BPP Edition and Medellín Mayor's Office. Medellin, Colombia, reissue 2022